What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Technician position at Equiliem?
Basic Function :
Has responsibility for monitoring all direct aspects of packaging and load out, including conveyors and bins, packaging equipment, motorized vehicles, computer system and paperwork. Must take corrective and preventive actions to ensure product is within quality specifications and meets customer requirements. Must take readings and recognize abnormal conditions while performing daily routine tasks. Packages product into bag and super sack batches and loads bulk truck and bulk railcars.
Principle Accountabilities
Operates loading equipment such as belt conveyors, airslides, platform scales to load hopper railcars and trucks.
Maintains and operates automated bagging equipment for product packaging.
Operates various mobile equipment, including forklifts for loading of dry van trailers, flatbed trailers and rail boxcars, and trackmobile for railcar movement.
Conducts railcar inspection of incoming / outgoing rail cars including soda ash and sodium bicarbonate. Monitors yard inventory, including loaded / empty soda ash cars, loaded / empty bicarb cars and boxcars.
Moves soda ash cars in coordination with operations, notifies site logistics for release / pickup of empty cars and spots empty railcars for pickup. Work with Logistics on product inventory, upcoming orders, outgoing empty soda ash railcars, incoming empty sodium bicarbonate railcars, etc.
Completes and monitors accuracy of SAP data entry for batch creation, batch assignment, bill of lading, etc. Conducts weekly warehouse inventory to reconcile SAP inventory to physical inventory.
Operates and inspects equipment in designated work areas, on various levels within the plant and loadout facilities, including silo storage area, product transfer conveyors and loadout area. Monitors field equipment (by inspection & instrumentation), adjusts, and troubleshoots equipment as needed. Maintains written record of field instrumentation readings.
Obtains loadout and shipping samples for quality control and certificates of analysis. Provides samples to laboratory for quality analysis and retain.
Performs necessary computer transactions in SAP to process all required paperwork for shipping orders.
Maintains written log of process changes, equipment malfunctions, and safety issues.
Prepares equipment for maintenance.
Participates in and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Conducts pre-screening on food grade (USP) material prior to packaging and loading equipment.
Complies with all Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental policies and procedures.
The employee must be able to perform work tasks while wearing a dust mask or powered air purifying respirator (PAPR). A spirometer and fit test are not required.
Maintains current knowledge and understanding of the policies and practices relating to the quality and food safety plans and performs work in accordance with these policies and practices.
Other duties / responsibilities may be assigned.
NOTE : Employee working in trainee capacity will work under the direct supervision of a qualified shipping technician.
Dimensions
The employee will work 12 hour day shift, seven days on, seven days off. This schedule also requires being available for overtime during certain periods (either scheduled overtime, or being on call in case unscheduled overtime is required), may include working weekends, and holidays.
12 hour rotating shift
Position is intended for operator pay level 6-8.
Technical, Managerial and HR Skills Required
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE
Must have a High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or 5 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Individual past activities or work experience must indicate ability to organize, prioritize, and complete several multi-task assignments simultaneously.
Physical Demands
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is often exceeds 85 decibels.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
Must be able to climb stairs and ladders, ascending as much as 120 feet within 20 minutes, under exterior weather conditions. May be required to perform this task several times during a day.
The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 55 LBS. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
